I have never been as undecided in a primary election before as I was filling out the ovals today to elect who would be the Democrat to challenge Arnold Schwarzenegger for Governor of California. I stood for a full 10 minutes in the booth reviewing … [Read more...] about Why I voted for Steve Westly Today
Clinton and McCain–Through the Looking Glass
I can't be the only one who has noticed the unpleasant parallels between Hillary Clinton and John McCain's candidacies for president, all of which spell doom for Democrats (which is kind of like cuckoo for Cocoapuffs, but less sweet).Actually I … [Read more...] about Clinton and McCain–Through the Looking Glass
Fifty Angry Citizens (including me) Storm Capitol Leaders’ Offices
Read what two other bloggers had to say about it--in the Daily Kos and in Frank Russo's The California Progress Report (which has pictures of the sit-in).Since these guys cover it well, I'll refrain from writing about it because I'm now banned from … [Read more...] about Fifty Angry Citizens (including me) Storm Capitol Leaders’ Offices
Will the Senate Dems Do the Right Thing?
In a year with the public clamoring for reform in Washington and Sacramento, the California Legislature seems poised to kill AB 583, the California Clean Money and Clean Elections bill by Assemblymember Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) tomorrow in the … [Read more...] about Will the Senate Dems Do the Right Thing?
Must See TV–the Colbert Clip
I'm very late on this, behind virtually every blogger in America, but if there's any chance that you haven't yet watched Stephen Colbert's performance at the White House correspondence dinner, click above to get it.Even though all of it is … [Read more...] about Must See TV–the Colbert Clip
Can Wal-Mart ever do the right thing?
This is a reprinting of my quarterly column Eye on the Pie, Spring 2006--but I'm gonna start writing again! In the classic choice, people almost always pick the bad news to hear first—they want to cut to the chase. But when the bad … [Read more...] about Can Wal-Mart ever do the right thing?
Pray for George
This a reprinting of my quarterly column--Eye on the Pie which appears in Rudolf's Diner. Please pass it on and Pray for George. I am beginning to believe that we need to start a national movement called “Pray for George” in which we concertedly … [Read more...] about Pray for George
Medicare hell
First blog in over a month. I am consumed with getting my business off the ground and passing the public financing of elections bill through the California legislature and can't seem to fit the daily blog into my busy routine.Howsomever.I need to … [Read more...] about Medicare hell
Rumors about Lieberman
So there's some sort of rumor flying about in Washington that President Bush is considering appointing Senator Joe "I lost Florida" Lieberman to be Secretary of Defense (or at least, Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) treated it as a serious possibility in … [Read more...] about Rumors about Lieberman
Air America & Mark Maron
Air America has grown in the year and a half it's been on from airing on 15 stations to some 84 stations across the country. Its shows are beating right-wing talk shows in many many markets.Here in Sacramento, Air America started out on Talk City … [Read more...] about Air America & Mark Maron
The Trial Lawyers Get Smart
The Consumer Attorneys of California, as they are known to me, or "trial lawyers" as they are known to the world, finally got smart enough to start doing some affirmative public relations for the civil justice system.And they enlisted two of my … [Read more...] about The Trial Lawyers Get Smart
Food For Thought
I am simultaneously encouraged and worried by this blog posting by Dan Weintraub lastMonday on Clean Money. Dan makes the point that Democrats receive more corporatemoney than Republicans and later says that the left supports public financing of … [Read more...] about Food For Thought